The solution was built in 2/3rds by Accidenture, who got awared a $400m contract (out of the total of $600m awarded) with the bulk of the remainder going to IBM

The solution was built in 2/3rds by Accidenture, who got awared a $400m contract (out of the total of $600m awarded) with the bulk of the remainder going to IBM and the 50 other contractors. If I know one thing, and I say this from firsthand experience, it's that Accidenture is absolutely the worst choice for any kind of contract. Accidenture isn't an "outsourcing" company. They're an oversized roleplaying project, where the overlords (controllers) have the power and whim to kill projects and just pay the termination penalty, and where everybody strives to become a partner because it's up or out. Any problem inside Accidenture is seen as a nail, and every solution is a hammer, meaning a combination of ISS, MSSQL, Sharepoint, Windows Server and copious application of ridiculously overpriced "consultants".